Why Do Monks Stay Silent at Nathan Frank blog

Why Do Monks Stay Silent. For hundreds of years, trappist monks and nuns have been known for living a very silent life. While the monks are walled off from the world, they are more liberated than most of us. Unlike what most people think, cistercian monks do not take vows of silence. Silence forms an integral part of the monastic life in buddhism to encourage focus and contemplation. As for why we wanted to be silent, that relates to the nature of monastic life itself, which is to be apart from the world and to have an opportunity for reflection and meditation, activities that are “inner” and require quiet. In my own perceived freedom, there is isolation, anxiety, loneliness and dryness of spirit. Why is silence incorporated into the monastic life in buddhism? In our monastery, everyone lived under the rule of silence. Utah monk father charles cummings humorously addressed this common misperception in his book. In the buddhist tradition, a monk’s vow of silence is a way to practice proper speech. Why do monks take a vow of silence? Monks feel that they would avoid saying something negative by avoiding revealing anything that comes to mind.

Utah monk father charles cummings humorously addressed this common misperception in his book. Monks feel that they would avoid saying something negative by avoiding revealing anything that comes to mind. As for why we wanted to be silent, that relates to the nature of monastic life itself, which is to be apart from the world and to have an opportunity for reflection and meditation, activities that are “inner” and require quiet. Silence forms an integral part of the monastic life in buddhism to encourage focus and contemplation. Why is silence incorporated into the monastic life in buddhism? Why do monks take a vow of silence? In our monastery, everyone lived under the rule of silence. While the monks are walled off from the world, they are more liberated than most of us. Unlike what most people think, cistercian monks do not take vows of silence. In the buddhist tradition, a monk’s vow of silence is a way to practice proper speech.

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Why Do Monks Stay Silent For hundreds of years, trappist monks and nuns have been known for living a very silent life. While the monks are walled off from the world, they are more liberated than most of us. Unlike what most people think, cistercian monks do not take vows of silence. In my own perceived freedom, there is isolation, anxiety, loneliness and dryness of spirit. In our monastery, everyone lived under the rule of silence. For hundreds of years, trappist monks and nuns have been known for living a very silent life. Why do monks take a vow of silence? Why is silence incorporated into the monastic life in buddhism? Monks feel that they would avoid saying something negative by avoiding revealing anything that comes to mind. In the buddhist tradition, a monk’s vow of silence is a way to practice proper speech. As for why we wanted to be silent, that relates to the nature of monastic life itself, which is to be apart from the world and to have an opportunity for reflection and meditation, activities that are “inner” and require quiet. Silence forms an integral part of the monastic life in buddhism to encourage focus and contemplation. Utah monk father charles cummings humorously addressed this common misperception in his book.